I understand that seven years is but the flap of a gnats wing when talking "art" so I guess I'm ahead of the game.
My 'Masterpiece' was created out of necessity. Our expansive, dull and boring living room wall was getting to me and on the advice of the fabulous Traci Connell with Connell Interiors, I was encouraged to purchase a large piece of art to place on the afore-mentioned wall. That was eight years ago.

Finding a painting my sweet husband and I both liked, for a price we felt comfortable with, proved futile. After attending various art fairs and galleries, it suddenly dawned on me that I could paint my own masterpiece. If it wound up looking stupid, I had the choice between displaying it or not. No big whup.

My inspiration began with a photograph from our Arkansas Road Trip. It was taken in the Fall of 2009.

A blank canvas and glass of wine...

An outline and a little color...

And now, the reveal...

"Arkansas Autumn"

I have to say that Nurse Joany outdid herself! It is perfect for the room

I know... I know... enough of the turquoise! I've had a realization that since my maiden name was Turco, I do think it should have been spelled Turquo...due to my obsession with this color (which is of course ...second to my obsession with "Wicked").

Just when I think that I should find a new favorite color of the season,

my daughter comes home with this...

Remember the post I did a few weeks back after literally falling in love with the

You see, I could be called a "Wicked Groupie" by now, because I seem a bit

obsessed with this Broadway show! Ashley and I first saw it

when we were in London in December and were both blown away by the

music and performance... but it didn't stop there-

Fast Forward to a trip to San Francisco in the Spring... would you, Mike, please?

Yes!

It was also fabulous in San Fran!

Now, who could resist seeing her favorite show right in her own backyard

(especially with the urging of a jealous 12 year old?)

Fair Park in Dallas!

Here's Avery the day of the show in June...

Excited or what?!

More composed for photo opp!

We met volleyball friends for dinner and the show - which didn't disappoint

(however, I would have to say that I was a bit spoiled in my seating assignment at the smaller theaters... I should have brought my glasses to the Dallas production.

Eyes getting old... guess that is what birthdays are for:).

Now, here is the kicker. I have a work trip planned for New York City at the end of August and Mike and I are headed up a few days early to see the sights. He's already told me he wants to see a show every night, but perhaps we could skip Wicked this time????

Can I? I don't know? Miss Wicked in the Big Apple? I really don't know-

Perhaps if I ask for tickets on my birthday, there will be no reason to discuss it further!!!!

Another awesome room by Connell Interiors to show you! One of my favorite client couples called last week to start another project in their home... this time, kitchen nook and living room window treatments.

I love working with my clients, The DINKs, because they always have a realistic budget, love simplicity and will take some chances! Last year we completed their living and dining room (which we cleverly turned into their tv room and office, respectively) and I left by saying, "Boy wouldn't window treatments look great in the tv room bay window??"

Nonetheless, they put the drapes on hold and moved onto their family room project. I don't have before pictures of the family room but let me just tell you... it was completely empty from the start. We worked off the colors of the front of the house which is currently on my website in the before and after section-

With this palette as the jumping off point, we transitioned the green and cream into the family room and added a splash of raspberry... oooh la la!

Okay, maybe not a facial makeover, but a spacial makeover... (reaching??!).

Still getting back into the groove from vacation and am happy to say that I completed another commercial installation this week...this time at a dermatologist office in Plano. While I love designing residential projects, corporate spaces are right up there with them! At times, we can step out of the botox box a bit more- and for Dr. Skin, I believe we did!

For the record, the ultimate goal forDr. Skinwas to provide his clients the most comfortable chairs without breaking the budget. We both agree that we tried every known chair to man but in the end... nailed it!

As most design projects begin, I started with completing a computerized floor plan to determine the maximum amount of seating we could include in the waiting room while still allowing adequate traffic flow. With four options presented, Dr. Skin chose this plan-

Now, that we got the nuts and bolts out of the way, I was wide open for inspiration direction with this project with the exception of the carpet, walls and artwork. So I chose an existing piece that I loved and rolled from there... here it is-

The turquoise, aqua and gold lead the way which lead me to this beautiful fabric combination:

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